EUROPEAN CONFERENCE

MONDAY 14TH OF JANUARY 2019, 13.00 – 17.30

VENUE: INDUSTRIENS HUS H.C. ANDERSENS BOULEVARD 18 COPENHAGEN PROGRAMME 13:00 Opening speech Poul Skytte Christofersen, Chairman of the Board, Think Tank EUROPA 13:10 The European choice – strategic guidelines for ’s EU policy Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark 13:35 Europe as a global power Margrethe Vestager, for Competition 14:00 A new green deal for Europe Bas Eickhout, MEP and Spitzenkandidat for the Greens in Europe 14:20 The EU – Sensibility, prejudice and persuasion Presentation of new data Catharina Sørensen, Head of Research, and Bjarke Møller, Director, Think Tank EUROPA 14:40 Cofee break 15:05 The EU as a political battle feld – how to get more edge in European politics , Leader of The Social 15:25 Five big reforms where the EU should move forward and make a big diference for citizens Panel discussion with: • Allan Polack, CEO, PFA • André Rogaczewski, CEO, Netcompany • , Chairman of the Board, KR Foundation • Claus Jensen, Chairman, CO-industri • Thomas Bustrup, COO/Deputy Director General, DI 16:05 Power to the citizens – EU+ and how to reinvent the union Ulrike Guérot, Professor for European Policy and the Study of Democracy, Danube University Krems, and Director, European Democracy Lab 16:25 How to fght tribalism, nationalism and identity politics Marlene Wind, Professor, 16:40 Panel discussion on the future of Europe with Ulrike Guérot and Marlene Wind 17:10 Europeans’ distinctiveness in the age of Trump Suzanne Brøgger, Author 17:30 Closing of the conference 17:30 Networking, wine and tapas

The conference is moderated by Malte Kjems, Head of Communications, Think Tank EUROPA